GrantedAlterationsDecided 29 July 2024

Bishopswood Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

Minor design changes to windows and layouts of permitted houses at Bishopswood Road, Portarlington.

2446 · Laois County Council · Lodged 2 April 2024

Reference: 2446
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 April 2024
Residential units: 97
Floor area: 10670 m²

Summary

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The application seeks to amend the design and layout of houses previously permitted under planning reference 19/432. Changes include replacing corner windows with single-aspect windows on several house types, minor window size adjustments, and internal layout modifications.

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Development description

Amend the design and layout of houses and selected car parking spaces permitted under laois county council reg ref 19/432 comprising: house types a, a1,a2 and a3 to be modified by replacing the corner window on the ground floor level of the front elevation with a single aspect window, minor changes to the size of a window at first floor level of the front elevation and an obscure window at first floor level to the side of the dwelling; house types b, b1, & b2 to be modified by replacing the corner window on the ground floor level of the front elevation with a single aspect window and minor changes to the size of an obscure window at first floor level to the side of the dwelling; house type c to be modified by replacing the corner window on the ground floor level of the front elevation with a single aspect window and minor changes to the size of a window at ground floor level of the side elevation; house type c1 to be modified by replacing the corner window on the ground floor level of the front elevation with a single aspect window and minor changes to the size of a window at ground floor level of the side elevation and internal layout modification at both first and second floor level; house type c2 and c3 to be modified by replacing the corner window on the ground floor level of the front elevation with a single aspect window, omission of a window at ground floor level to the side of the dwelling and internal layout modification at both first and second floor level ; house type d to be modified by replacing the corner windows on the ground and first floor levels of the side elevation and front elevation with single aspect windows and minor modifications to the position and size of the windows at first floor level of the front elevation. The development will also consist of minor amendments to the position of 5 no. Permitted car parking spaces.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Residential 2 - New Proposed ResidentialRS

“To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

Objective set by the LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
26 Coill An Easpaig, Droughill, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€339,207	28 m
92 Coill An Easpaig, Portalingtonprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€339,207	57 m
93 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€339,207	60 m
17 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€295,154	79 m
16 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€295,154	83 m
23 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€330,396	84 m
25 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€295,154	88 m
87 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlington, Laoisprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€339,207	94 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received2 April 2024
Further information requested21 May 2024
Further information received4 July 2024
Decision due31 July 2024
Decision issued29 July 2024
Grant issued4 September 2024
Permission expiry17 February 2025

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